Cordial
From The new Annie Dennis cook book, 1905
Serves 16
Keep in a cool, dark place.
Presented as published in 1905. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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Ingredients
- each gallon of berries
- a teaspoonful of cloves
- a teaspoonful of allspice
- a teaspoonful of mace
- three pounds of sugar
- each gallon of juice
Method
Wash the berries and place in a tin vessel with spices.
Cover with brandy or whiskey and let stand for four or five days.
Strain and add sugar to the juice.
Heat until the sugar is dissolved, then bottle and cork while hot.
As published
This recipe was extracted from The new Annie Dennis cook book (1905) by Annie E. Dennis, page 4. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
a teaspoonful of cold water. After the ebullition ceases, put it on the fire again. Repe,at this, then strain through a jelly bag, return to the fire, and let boil until it jellies. To Keep Jelly When the jelly is cold in the, tumblers, put over them the paper dipped in whiskey ; then using a candle, melt over them spermaceti a sixteenth of an inch thick, being sure, to have it come up well at the sides. Put on the tops and set away in a cool, dry closet. 12 THE NEW ANNIE DENNIS COOK BOOK BLACKBERRIES AND DEWBERRIES Being the first berries of the season these berries are much appreciated. They are, good for jams, pre- serves, pickles, jelly, wine, cordial and sauces. When canned they are almost, or quite, as good as the fresh fruit. These berries should be used as soon as gathered — never allowed to stand more than a few hours, as they sour very quickly. This is true of all berries, and it is important, if one, wishes to succeed with canning, pre- serving, etc., that the fruit be fresh and firm. Cordial Wash the berries and place in a tin vessel, with a teaspoonful each of cloves, allspice and mace to each gallon of berries. Cover with brandy or whiskey, and let stand four or five days. Strain and add three pounds of sugar to e^ch gallon of juice. Let it heat until the sugar is dissolved. Bottle and cork while hot, and keep in a cool, dark place. Blackberry Cordial Boil the berries until they will break to pieces, strain through a bag. To each pint of juice add one pound of white sugar, half ounc^ of cinnamon, half ounce of mace, two teaspoonfuls of cloves
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